March Reflection 2019
One of the things that I love about working in the library is that it teaches me to slow down, and to be a better listener. A lot of people wander into the library after the church service looking for something, books or people or simply someplace quiet, and it is fascinating to observe the ways the small little room full of books can help people out. I especially enjoy it when young kids come in and check out giant stacks of books and movies. My main job in the library is to file away the cards when people check out books, so the kids give me something to do. As I am the youngest person by far in the library, I have become the computer girl, helping people by checking our database for certain titles, topics, or authors.
December Reflection 2018
This month I continued to help check out books, but my favorite activity by far was helping people find books to read. Especially when a book gets mentioned in a sermon, there is almost always someone who comes in to check it out. I also had the task of trying to help a gentleman find a book for his granddaughter. Part of the church policy in the library is that people can check out the books for as long as they want, which is always exciting to tell people who come in stressed that their book is overdue.
Reflection November 2018
I have gotten to do more managing of the library lately, as the usual docent, Ann, has been gone. Even though it can become rather boring to sit when no one enters, I always enjoy helping my few customers. I also enjoy the aspect of meeting new people that I would not normally meet in any other aspect of our church.
Reflection October 2018
This last month I have been able to help a lot of different people in the library, especially as the two main librarians have been out of town. I have also learned how to help people understand the “old-fashioned” system of the library in an easier way. Currently, our public library system in Santa Barbara County uses an electronic checkout system with barcodes, however the SBCC library uses paper cards and a filing system based on alphabetization for fiction and children's books and dewey decimals for adult non-fiction.